Report on Jan 12th 2017 HepCX Meeting

On January 12th 2017, New York Methodist Hospital hosted the 6th quarterly meeting of the Hepatitis C Clinical Exchange Network. The meeting agenda included: Reports from the Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Unit on the rise of the diagnosis of Hepatitis C in young people in NYC in 2016, preliminary results from the 2nd annual HCV Hospital Survey, updates on mandatory HCV RNA confirmatory testing in NYC, presentation on HCV care for mono-infected HCV and HIV/HCV co-infected patients at STAR Clinic, presentation on HCV Ad Campaign in Brooklyn and a review of the HCV dashboard publication timeline.

Reports from the Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Unit on the rise of the diagnosis of Hepatitis C in young people in NYC in 2016, preliminary results from the 2nd annual HCV Hospital Survey, updates on mandatory HCV RNA confirmatory testing in NYC, presentation on HCV care for mono-...

Overview

Hep Free NYC is a network comprised of the Hep B Coalition, Hep C Task Force and Hep C Clinical Exchange Network (HepCX). The network brings together health care and social service providers, public health professionals, advocates, and consumers to network, share best practices, identify needs, and develop and implement strategies to improve health outcomes of people at risk for or living with hepatitis B and C in NYC.